What songs are you listening now?

[Cyrus]

I'll check them out and tell you what I think. Give me some more in the mean time,

Early\mid 90's stuff is good too.

 

[Cyrus]

Those songs are a little too early rap for my taste. You got anything for the early mid 90's?

 

[mattmns]

Yeah Early/Mid 90s is pretty good too, although I prefer the late 80s more.

A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders, and People's Instinctive Travels and the Patterns of Rhythm. (1990-1993?) The last title may be off by a bit, but it is close
De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle (1988)

NWA: Straight Outta Compton (1988 or 89)
The D.O.C.: No One Can Do It Better (89 I think)
Dr Dre: The Chronic (90 or 91)
Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle (91 or 92)
2pac: Any of his first 5 or 6 are pretty good. So 2pacalypseNow, Strictly for my Niggaz, Me Against the World, Thug Life Vol 1 ,All Eyes on Me, Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory. If I had to pick one out of these I would go with Me Against the World.

Notorious BIG: Ready to Die, and Life After Death. (94-96)
Wu-Tang: Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (93?)
Mobb Deep: Infamous (94?)
Nas: Illmatic (94)?
Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt(95?)

I added the dates when the albums were released, or at least an estimate, I would have to look up each one to get exacts.

 

[Cyrus]

Nas: Illmatic (94)?
Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt(95?)

Oh, I have had those for a while. Those ARE CLASSIC

I got the presidents to represent me, say what!?

I got dead presidents to represent me!

Its like trying to compare two works of art. None is better than the other. Those Cd's are amazing.

Edit:

Dr Dre: The Chronic (90 or 91)

HAHAHH, I have that. That's too hard core at times.

2pac:

Yea, he is good. (but I want something different than him)
Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle (91 or 92) (again, already got him)
Notorious BIG: (got him too)
NWA: Straight Outta Compton (1988 or 89) (Not that hard core)


A Tribe Called Quest: <-- that's a good find.

 

[mattmns]

Ohh no doubt those are classics. Pretty much every cd I listed is a classic. Overall I would put Illmatic at #3, behind Paid In Full and Criminal Minded; You should seriously at least listen to Paid In Full a few times, that is the album that got me hooked on late 80s rap.

 

[Lisa!]

"Heroes" by David Bowie, perhaps?
Great song.

http://www.rhythmofdesire.co.uk/Music/Hero.mp3
(curiosity made me listen to it! )